Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
MoHUA launched Affordable Rental Housing Complexes to provide dignified living to urban migrants / poor
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs  has launched Affordable Rental Housing Complexes  as a sub-scheme of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban  to provide dignified living to urban migrants/ poor near their workplace. This scheme is being implemented through two models as under:
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Model-1: Utilizing existing Government funded vacant houses constructed under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission  and Rajiv Awas Yojana  to convert into ARHCs through Public Private Partnership  or by Public Agencies;
ii. Model-2: Construction, Operation & Maintenance of ARHCs by Public/ Private Entities on their own available vacant land.
So far, under Model-1, 5,478 exiting Government funded vacant houses have been converted into ARHCs to provide access to dignified affordable rental housing close to the workplace of urban migrants/ poor and process for development of additional 7,483 units as ARHCs is at various stages across the country. State/UT-wise details of number of exiting Government funded vacant houses constructed under JnNURM and RAY to be converted into ARHCs for urban migrants/ poor are at Annexure. Further, under Model-2, proposal for development of 78,885 new ARHC units have been sanctioned. State wise details are at Annexure.
As per scheme guidelines, affordable rent of ARHCs is fixed by the local authority based on a local survey.
State/UT-wise details of number of exiting Government funded vacant houses constructed under JnNURM and RAY to be converted into ARHCs under Model-1 of the Scheme:
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S. No.
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Name of the States/UTs
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No. of Govt. Funded vacant Houses to be converted into ARHCs
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No. of Houses Converted into ARHCs
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1
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Arunachal Pradesh
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752
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-
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2
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Chandigarh
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2,195
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2,195
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3
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Delhi
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29,112
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-
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4
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Gujarat
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4,414
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2,467
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5
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Haryana
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2,545
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-
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6
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Himachal Pradesh
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314
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-
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7
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Madhya Pradesh
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364
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-
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8
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Maharashtra
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32,345
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-
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9
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Nagaland
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664
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-
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10
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Rajasthan
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4,884
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480
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11
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Uttar Pradesh
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5,232
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-
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12
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Uttarakhand
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377
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-
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13
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Jammu & Kashmir
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336
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336
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TOTAL
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83,534
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5,478
State/ UT-wise details of ARHC units sanctioned for construction by Public/ Private Entities under Model-2 of the Scheme:
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S. No.
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Name of City/State
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Name of Entity
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Total Units
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1
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Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu
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SPR City Estates Pvt. Ltd.
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18,112
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2
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Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu
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SPR Construction Pvt. Ltd.
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3,969
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3
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Hosur, Tamil Nadu
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Tata Electronic Pvt. Ltd.
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11,500
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4
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu
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18,720
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5
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
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1,040
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6
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Raipur, Chhattisgarh
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Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
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2,222
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7
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Kampur Town, Assam
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Guwahati Refinery Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
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2,222
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8
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Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
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Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
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1,112
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9
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Surat, Gujarat
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Mitsumi Housing Pvt. Ltd.
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453
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10
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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SPR Construction Pvt. Ltd.
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5,045
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11
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Nizampet, Telangana
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Sivani Infra Pvt. Ltd.
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14,490
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Total
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78,885
This information was given by the Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Kaushal Kishore, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.